Professor of History Kevin Ostoyich was preparing to spend a year as Valparaiso University’s Study Abroad director in Hangzhou, China, when he made a life-changing discovery about a group of 106 Jewish people who took refuge in Shanghai, China, during the Second World War. This group of refugees, it turned out, was but a fraction of […]
Margaret Lippert ’15, who earns her bachelor’s from Valparaiso University during its undergraduate Commencement ceremony on May 17, will spend the 2015–2016 academic year in Taiwan thanks to a prestigious Fulbright English teaching assistant grant. In the past 10 years, nearly 30 Valpo graduates have been offered Fulbright research and teaching assistant grants through the […]
Valparaiso University Professor Amanda Zelechoski has received the 2016-2017 Philip and Miriam Kapfer Endowed Research Award to continue work on three related projects. Philip and Miriam Kapfer are parents to alumni Paul Kapfer ’89, J.D., and Dr. Stephanie Kapfer ’91. The bi-annual award is funded by an endowment created by the Kapfer family and provides one semester […]
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education awarded $1,582,584 to Valparaiso University, Ball State University, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis and Purdue University, the institutions that comprise the Hoosier STEM Academy. “We are grateful to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for their commitment to STEM education,” said Mark L. Biermann, Ph.D., provost and executive vice president […]
Valparaiso University has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the number of graduates in the science and math teaching disciplines, with the goal of enhancing the quality of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education in Northwest Indiana and nationwide. “This grant will help Valpo develop the next generation of […]
Undergraduate astronomy students at Valparaiso University will engage in research that will further astronomers’ understanding of the life and death of stars similar to the Sun with the support of a $212,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Todd Hillwig, associate professor of physics and astronomy, who will lead the research program, said the federal […]
Andrew Denecke, a sophomore psychology major who serves as chaplain for Valparaiso University’s Social Action Leadership Team (SALT), has been selected for a fellowship program that will help equip and inspire young leaders to make a difference in the global effort to end deaths caused by malaria. The Lutheran Malaria Initiative Fellowship, through Lutheran World […]
Valparaiso University secured a $223,753 grant from the National Science Foundation under its Major Research Instrumentation and Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program. With this award, Valparaiso University will acquire an ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography system with four detectors, used for analyzing samples by separating the components using chromatography techniques. “This grant will further advance […]
Valparaiso University faculty members Robert Elder and Carlos Miguel-Pueyo have received University Research Professor grants to continue their studies. The grant program recognizes and encourages scholarly accomplishments and honors faculty members for original research and creative work. Elder, an assistant professor of history, will continue research on a book on South Carolina Sen. John C. […]
Valparaiso University acquired a $200,000 grant from the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission of the Indiana State Department of Health. With this funding, Valparaiso University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions will continue their prominent role in implementing the objective of the Tobacco Education and Prevention Coalition for Porter County (TEPCPC) — building and maintaining […]